Automatic ejection seat performance and accommodation optimization based on passive detection of aircrew data

ABSTRACT

A system for automatic optimization of an ejection system for an aircraft includes the ejection system having a plurality of adjustable settings. The system further includes a sensor configured to detect user data corresponding to a user of the ejection system. The system further includes a controller coupled to the ejection system and to the sensor and configured to adjust at least one of the plurality of the adjustable settings of the ejection system based on the user data detected by the sensor.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to ejection systems for aircraft and,more particularly, to automatic optimization of such ejection systemsbased on passive detected data, i.e., data detected automatically by asensor.

BACKGROUND

Certain aircraft may include ejection systems designed to eject a memberof the flight crew from the aircraft in certain situations. Theseejection systems typically include an ejection seat in which the memberof the flight crew is located during flight. The ejection seat may havevarious adjustable settings which are desirable to adjust based onparameters and preferences of the ejection seat and/or flight crewmember. For example, the ejection seat may have settings related totiming of ejection, deployment of parachutes, adjustments to dimensions(e.g., lumbar support, seat height, headrest position), or the like.Currently, these settings are manually input during a pre-flight check.However, this is a time-consuming process as each setting is adjustedmanually and separate from many other settings.

SUMMARY

Disclosed herein is a system for automatic adjustment of an ejectionsystem for an aircraft. The system includes the ejection system having aplurality of adjustable settings. The system further includes a sensorconfigured to detect user data corresponding to a user of the ejectionsystem. The system further includes a controller coupled to the ejectionsystem and to the sensor and configured to adjust at least one of theplurality of the adjustable settings of the ejection system based on theuser data detected by the sensor.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the controller is furtherconfigured to: determine an identifier of the user of the system basedon the user data; retrieve specific settings of the user by accessing adatabase based on the identifier; and adjust the at least one of theadjustable settings based on the specific settings of the user retrievedfrom the database.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the user data includes an imagesensor configured to detect image data corresponding to the user, andthe controller is further configured to determine the identifier of theuser based on the image data.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the image data includes an image ofa face of the user, and the controller is further configured todetermine the identifier of the user by running a facial recognitionalgorithm.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the image data includes an image ofa retina of the user, and the controller is further configured todetermine the identifier of the user by analyzing the image of theretina of the user.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the image sensor is located atleast one of in a cockpit of the aircraft or on a helmet of the ejectionsystem.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the sensor includes an electronicport configured to be electrically coupled to an electronic device andthe user data includes data received from the electronic device via theelectronic port.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the user data includes anidentifier of the user and the controller is further configured to:retrieve specific settings of the user by accessing a database based onthe identifier; and adjust the at least one of the adjustable settingsbased on the specific settings of the user retrieved from the database.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the user data includes specificsettings of the user and the controller is further configured to adjustthe at least one of the adjustable settings based on the specificsettings received from the electronic device.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, at least one of: the ejectionsystem includes a seat electronic sequencer and the plurality of theadjustable settings include at least one of a parachute deploymenttiming, a drogue deployment timing, or a thrust angle alignment; theejection system includes a seat electronic position controller and theplurality of the adjustable settings include at least one of a seatheight, a lumbar support, a headrest position, a rail angle, or anactuator position; or the ejection system includes an interseatelectronic sequencer and the plurality of the adjustable settingsinclude an interseat timing.

Also disclosed is a system for automatic adjustment of an ejectionsystem for an aircraft. The system includes the ejection system having aplurality of adjustable settings. The system further includes a sensorconfigured to detect user data corresponding to a user of the ejectionsystem. The system further includes a controller coupled to the ejectionsystem and to the sensor and configured to: receive or access specificsettings of the user of the ejection system based on the user data, andadjust at least one of the plurality of the adjustable settings of theejection system based on the specific settings of the user.

Also disclosed is a method for automatic adjustment of an ejectionsystem for an aircraft. The method includes detecting, by a sensor, userdata corresponding to a user of the ejection system. The method furtherincludes adjusting, by a controller, at least one of a plurality ofsettings of the ejection system based on the user data detected by thesensor.

Any of the foregoing embodiments may further include determining, by thecontroller, an identifier of the user based on the user data;retrieving, by the controller, specific settings of the user byaccessing a database based on the identifier; and adjusting, by thecontroller, the at least one of the adjustable settings based on thespecific settings of the user retrieved from the database.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, detecting the user data includesdetecting, by an image sensor, image data corresponding to the user, anddetermining the identifier of the user includes determining theidentifier of the user based on the image data.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, detecting the image data includesdetecting an image of a face of the user, and determining the identifierof the user includes determining the identifier of the user by running afacial recognition algorithm.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, detecting the image data includesdetecting an image of a retina of the user, and determining theidentifier of the user includes determining the identifier of the userby analyzing the image of the retina of the user.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the image sensor is located atleast one of in a cockpit of the aircraft or on a helmet of the ejectionsystem.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, detecting the user data includesreceiving, at an electronic port, the user data from an electronicdevice.

Any of the foregoing embodiments may further include receiving, at theelectronic port, an identifier of the user; retrieving, by thecontroller, specific settings of the user by accessing a database basedon the identifier; and adjusting, by the controller, the at least one ofthe adjustable settings based on the specific settings of the userretrieved from the database.

In any of the foregoing embodiments, the user data includes specificsettings of the user, and adjusting the at least one of the adjustablesettings includes adjusting the at least one of the adjustable settingsbased on the specific settings received from the electronic device.

The foregoing features and elements may be combined in variouscombinations without exclusivity, unless expressly indicated otherwise.These features and elements as well as the operation thereof will becomemore apparent in light of the following description and the accompanyingdrawings. It should be understood, however, the following descriptionand drawings are intended to be exemplary in nature and non-limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The subject matter of the present disclosure is particularly pointed outand distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. Amore complete understanding of the present disclosure, however, may bestbe obtained by referring to the detailed description and claims whenconsidered in connection with the figures, wherein like numerals denotelike elements.

FIG. 1 illustrates an aircraft having two cockpits with respectiveejection systems and a system for adjusting settings of the ejectionsystems based on passive detected data, in accordance with variousembodiments;

FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a front view and a side view, respectively,of various features of an ejection system including an ejection seat, inaccordance with various embodiments;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are side and back views, respectively, of the ejectionseat of FIGS. 2A and 2B, in accordance with various embodiments;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatic adjustment ofvarious settings of an ejection system based on detected data, inaccordance with various embodiments; and

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatic adjustment ofvarious settings of an ejection system based on detected data, inaccordance with various embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The detailed description of exemplary embodiments herein makes referenceto the accompanying drawings, which show exemplary embodiments by way ofillustration. While these exemplary embodiments are described insufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice theexemplary embodiments of the disclosure, it should be understood thatother embodiments may be realized and that logical changes andadaptations in design and construction may be made in accordance withthis disclosure and the teachings herein. Thus, the detailed descriptionherein is presented for purposes of illustration only and notlimitation. The steps recited in any of the method or processdescriptions may be executed in any order and are not necessarilylimited to the order presented.

Furthermore, any reference to singular includes plural embodiments, andany reference to more than one component or step may include a singularembodiment or step. Also, any reference to attached, fixed, connected orthe like may include permanent, removable, temporary, partial, fulland/or any other possible attachment option. Additionally, any referenceto without contact (or similar phrases) may also include reduced contactor minimal contact. Surface shading lines may be used throughout thefigures to denote different parts but not necessarily to denote the sameor different materials.

Referring now to FIG. 1 , an aircraft 100 may include a fuselage 102.The fuselage 102 may define or include a cockpit 104 in which one ormore member of a flight crew may be located. The fuselage 102 mayfurther define or include a second cockpit 108 in which one or moremember of a flight crew may be located. In various embodiments, thecockpit 104 may include one or more ejection systems to facilitateejection of one or more member of the flight crew. In that regard, thefirst cockpit 104 may include a hatch or canopy 106 that separates fromor moves relative to the first cockpit 104 to allow the member ormembers of the flight crew in the first cockpit 104 to eject from thefuselage 102. The second cockpit 108 may further include a hatch orcanopy 110 that separates from or moves relative to the second cockpit108 to allow the member or members of the flight crew in the secondcockpit 108 to eject from the fuselage 102. The aircraft 100 may be apassenger aircraft, a cargo aircraft, a military aircraft, or the like.

Referring now to FIGS. 2A and 2B, an exemplary ejection system 200 maybe included in the cockpit 104. In particular, the ejection system 200may include a seat 204 on which a user 202 may sit or otherwise rest anda helmet 206 which may be supported on a head of the user 202. The seat204 may include various components of the ejection system 200 such as amain parachute 208 and a drogue 210. The seat 204 may further include acatapult or rocket that ejects the seat 204 and any occupant thereoffrom the cockpit 104. The drogue 210 may be a parachute that initiallydeploys after ejection of the seat 204 and may reduce a velocity of theseat 204 as it travels towards a ground surface. The main parachute 208may deploy after the drogue 210 and may provide further reduction of thevelocity of at least one of the seat 204 or the user 202 as it travelstowards the ground surface.

Referring now to FIGS. 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, a system 300 mayautomatically adjust features of the ejection system 200 based onpassive detected data. “Passive detected data” may refer to any datathat is detected by a sensor without an action performed by the user202. For example, if a radio frequency identification (RFID) readerdetects a RFID tag located on the user 202 as the user enters thecockpit 104, the data detected by the RFID reader (i.e., any datatransferred to the RFID reader from the RFID tag) may be referred to as“passive detected data.”

The system 300 may include a controller 302. The controller 302 mayinclude one or more logic devices such as one or more of a centralprocessing unit (CPU), an accelerated processing unit (APU), a digitalsignal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), anapplication specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or the like. In variousembodiments, the controller 302 may further include any non-transitorymemory known in the art. The memory may store instructions usable by thelogic device to perform operations.

The system 300 may further include a database or remote memory 304. Thedatabase 304 may be located on a same aircraft as the system 300 or maybe located remote from the system 300. The controller 302 maycommunicate with the database 304 via any wired or wireless protocol. Inthat regard, the controller 302 may access data stored in the database304. The database 304 may store identifiers associated with users of thesystem 300 and may store specific settings for various components of theejection system 200 that are associated with each of the useridentifiers. For example, a first user identifier may be associated witha first set of settings for the ejection system 200 and a second useridentifier may be associated with a second set of settings for theejection system 200. The controller 302 may access the specific settingsfor each user identifier by comparing the user identifier to thedatabase 304.

The system 300 may further include one or more sensor. For example, thesensor may include any one or more of a first image sensor 212, a secondimage sensor 214, or an electronic port 312. Each of the sensors maycommunicate with the controller 302.

The first image sensor 212 may be located on the helmet 206 and maydetect data corresponding to a face of the user 202. The first imagesensor 212 may include a camera, light detector, infrared detector, orany other image sensor capable of detecting image data corresponding toany wavelength of light. The image sensor 212 may be designed to detectimage data corresponding to a biometric feature of the user. Forexample, the image sensor 212 may be configured to detect a retina scanof the user. As another example, the image sensor 212 may be configuredto detect a face of the user. The controller 302 may receive thedetected retinal scan or facial scan of the user and may perform afacial recognition algorithm or a retinal recognition algorithm toidentify the user. That is, the controller 302 may determine a specificidentifier of the user based on the detected facial scan or retinalscan. The controller 302 may retrieve the specific settings associatedwith the specific identifier of the user from the database 304 using thedetermined specific identifier of the user. As will be discussed furtherbelow, the controller 302 may adjust adjustable settings of the ejectionsystem 200 to have the specific settings associated with the useridentifier.

The second image sensor 214 may be located on another portion of theejection system 200 away from the helmet 206 and may include a camera,light detector, infrared detector, or any other image sensor capable ofdetecting image data corresponding to any wavelength of light. Forexample, the second image sensor 214 may be located on the canopy 106 ofthe first cockpit 104. As another example, the second image sensor 214may be located at an entrance location of the aircraft 100 of FIG. 1 orthe first cockpit 104. The second image sensor 214 may detect a facialscan of the user 202 or a retinal scan of the user 202 in a similarmanner as discussed above with reference to the first image sensor 212.In that regard, the controller 302 may determine an identifier of theuser 202 based on the image data, may retrieve the specific settingsassociated with the user identifier from the database 304, and adjustthe adjustable settings of the ejection system 200 based on the specificsettings.

The electronic port 312 may be designed to communicate with at least oneof a first electronic device 314 or a second electronic device 316 via awireless protocol. For example, the electronic device 314 may be aportable computing device and may include a mobile telephone, a tablet,a laptop, or the like. For example, the electronic device 316 mayinclude, for example, a RFID tag, a key fob, a near field communication(NFC) transmitter, or the like. For example, the electronic port 312 andat least one of the first electronic device 314 or the second electronicdevice 316 may communicate via a wireless protocol such as an802.11a/b/g/n/ac signal (e.g., Wi-Fi), a wireless communicationsprotocol using short wavelength UHF radio waves and defined at least inpart by IEEE 802.15.1 (e.g., the BLUETOOTH protocol maintained byBluetooth Special Interest Group), a wireless communications protocoldefined at least in part by IEEE 802.15.4 (e.g., the ZigBee protocolmaintained by the ZigBee alliance), a cellular protocol, an infraredprotocol, an optical protocol, a RFID protocol, a NFC protocol, or anyother protocol capable of wireless transmissions.

The electronic port 312 may automatically communicate with at least oneof the first electronic device 314 or the second electronic device 316in response to the first electronic device 314 or the second electronicdevice 316 being located within range of the electronic port 312. Inresponse to initiation of these communications (or in response toanother action after such communications are established), theelectronic port may be provided with information from the firstelectronic device 314 or the second electronic device 316. Theinformation may include an identifier of the user 202, other datarelated to the user 202 (in which case the controller 302 may determinethe identifier based on the other data), or specific settings of theuser related to the ejection system 200.

In response to receiving a specific user identifier or determining thespecific user identifier based on the received data at the electronicport 312, the controller 302 may access specific user settings from thedatabase 304 related to the user 202. The controller 302 may adjust theadjustable settings of the ejection system based on the retrieved orreceived specific settings of the user.

The controller 302 may directly control the various settings of theejection system 200 or may provide instructions to components of theejection system 200 and those components may adjust the settings. Forexample, the ejection system 200 may include a seat electronic sequencer324, a seat electronic position controller 326, an interseat electronicsequencer 338, and the like. Each of the seat electronic sequencer 324,the seat electronic position controller 326, and the interseatelectronic sequencer 338 may include one or more logic devices such asone or more of a central processing unit (CPU), an acceleratedprocessing unit (APU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integratedcircuit (ASIC), or the like. In various embodiments, these elements mayfurther include any non-transitory memory known in the art. The seatelectronic sequencer 324, the seat electronic position controller 326,and the interseat electronic sequencer 338 may be coupled to thecontroller 302 and may receive the specific settings from the controller302 or may receive instructions regarding adjustments of components ofthe ejection system 200 from the controller 302.

The seat electronic sequencer 324 may make adjustments to components ofthe ejection system 200 that alter a sequence or timing of ejectionevents such as settings associated with the drogue 210, the mainparachute 208, and a thrust angle of the seat 204 during ejection. Forexample, the seat electronic sequencer 324 may set a parachutedeployment timing corresponding to a delay between ejection anddeployment of the main parachute 208. The seat electronic sequencer 324may further set a drogue deployment timing corresponding to a delaybetween ejection and deployment of the drogue 210. The seat electronicsequencer 324 may further adjust the angle of the seat 204 relative tothe fuselage 102 of FIG. 1 during ejection of the seat 204 from thecockpit 104.

The seat electronic position controller 326 may make adjustments tocomponents of the ejection system 200 that affect a position of a userwithin the system 200 such as positions of various elements of the seat204. For example, the seat electronic position controller 326 may adjusta position of a headrest 328 (e.g., in any two or more directionscorresponding to a front of an aircraft, a rear of an aircraft, closerto a floor surface 331, farther from the floor surface 331, towards astarboard side, and towards a port side). The seat electronic positioncontroller 326 may further control a seat height actuator 336 to adjusta seat height 330 of the seat 204 (e.g., to increase or decrease theseat height 330). The seat electronic position controller 326 mayfurther adjust a rail angle 333 corresponding to an angle between seatrails 332 and the floor surface 331. The seat electronic positioncontroller 326 may further adjust a lumbar support 334 to extend closerto or farther from a surface 335 of a backrest 337.

The interseat electronic sequencer 338 may make adjustments tocomponents of the ejection system 200 that affect an interseat timingbetween components. For example, the interseat electronic sequencer 338may adjust a timing or delay between ejection of the seat 204 andseparation of at least one of a hatch or canopy (e.g., the hatch orcanopy 106, 110 of FIG. 1 ) from the respective fuselage, or adjust adelay between ejection of two or more cockpits (e.g., between the firstcockpit 104 and the second cockpit 108 of FIG. 1 ). For example, it maybe desirable for a different timing to be used for a heavier userrelative to a lighter user. The interseat electronic sequencer 338 mayselect an order of ejection between two or more cockpits based on thespecific settings of two or more users. As another example, it may bedesirable for a different timing to be used for a heavier user relativeto a lighter user. In that regard, the interseat electronic sequencer338 may select a timing for a user to eject relative to separation of ahatch or canopy from a fuselage based on the specific settings of theuser.

As alluded to above, the various adjustable settings of the ejectionsystem 200 may vary based on at least one of physical characteristics ofa user or user preferences. In that regard, the specific settings of theuser stored in the database 304 or retrieved from the electronic device314 or 316 may include at least one of physical characteristics of theuser or user preferences. The controller 302 or one or more of the seatelectronic sequencer 324, the seat electronic position controller 326,or the interseat electronic sequencer 338 may select values for thevarious adjustable settings based on the one or more of the physicalcharacteristics of the user or the user preferences. For example, thephysical characteristics may include at least one of a weight of theuser, a gender of the user, a sitting height of the user (e.g., a lengthof at least one of a torso or a head of the user), a location of acenter of gravity of the user relative to other parts of the body of theuser, a reach of the user (e.g., corresponding to at least one of an armlength or a leg length of the user), or the like. In variousembodiments, the specific settings of the user stored in the database304 or retrieved from the electronic device 314 or 316 may includespecific values of the adjustable settings instead of, or in additionto, the physical characteristics or the user preferences.

Referring now to FIG. 4 , a flowchart illustrates a method 400 forautomatic adjustment of an ejection system based on user data detectedby a sensor (which may include an electronic port). The method 400 maybe performed by components of a system similar to the system 300 ofFIGS. 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. The method 400 may begin in block 402 where asensor of the system may detect user data corresponding to a user of anejection system. The user input may include biometric data (e.g., afingerprint or retina scan detected by an image sensor), electronic datadetected by an electronic port from an electronic device (e.g., aportable electronic device), or the like. The user data may be passivedetected data detected without action from a user (besides potentiallybringing an electronic device within range of the sensor).

In block 404, a controller of the system may determine an identifier ofthe user based on the user data. For example, the controller may comparethe biometric data to stored biometric data, or may analyze thebiometric data, to determine a user identifier associated with the user.As another example, the controller may receive the user identifier fromthe portable computing device.

In block 406, the controller may retrieve specific settings of the usercorresponding to settings of an ejection system from a database usingthe user identifier. For example, the controller may access the databaseand compare the user identifier to user identifiers stored in thedatabase, and may retrieve the specific settings associated with theuser identifier.

In block 408, the controller may adjust at least one of a plurality ofadjustable settings (e.g., those described above with reference to theseat electronic sequencer, the seat electronic position controller, andthe interseat electronic sequencer) based on the specific settingsretrieved from the database.

Referring now to FIG. 5 , a flowchart illustrates a method 500 forautomatic adjustment of an ejection system based on detected data. Themethod 500 may be performed by components of a system similar to thesystem 300 of FIGS. 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. The method 500 may begin inblock 502 where a sensor (e.g., a wireless electronic port) of thesystem may detect user data from an electronic device via an electronicport.

In block 504, a controller of the system may determine specific settingsof the user corresponding to settings of an ejection system based on theuser data detected from the electronic device. For example, the datareceived from the electronic device may include the specific settings.As another example, the received data may include a user identifier andthe controller may retrieve the specific settings from a database basedon the user identifier.

In block 506, the controller may adjust at least one of a plurality ofadjustable settings (e.g., those described above with reference to theseat electronic sequencer, the seat electronic position controller, andthe interseat electronic sequencer) based on the specific settingsreceived from the electronic device or retrieved from the database.

Benefits and other advantages have been described herein with regard tospecific embodiments. Furthermore, the connecting lines shown in thevarious figures contained herein are intended to represent exemplaryfunctional relationships and/or physical couplings between the variouselements. It should be noted that many alternative or additionalfunctional relationships or physical connections may be present in apractical system. However, the benefits, advantages, and any elementsthat may cause any benefit or advantage to occur or become morepronounced are not to be construed as critical, required, or essentialfeatures or elements of the disclosure. The scope of the disclosure isaccordingly to be limited by nothing other than the appended claims, inwhich reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean“one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one ormore.” Moreover, where a phrase similar to “at least one of A, B, or C”is used in the claims, it is intended that the phrase be interpreted tomean that A alone may be present in an embodiment, B alone may bepresent in an embodiment, C alone may be present in an embodiment, orthat any combination of the elements A, B and C may be present in asingle embodiment; for example, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A and Band C.

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided herein. In the detaileddescription herein, references to “various embodiments”, “oneembodiment”, “an embodiment”, “an example embodiment”, etc., indicatethat the embodiment described may include a particular feature,structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarilyinclude the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover,such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment.Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic isdescribed in connection with an embodiment, it is submitted that it iswithin the knowledge of one skilled in the art to affect such feature,structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodimentswhether or not explicitly described. After reading the description, itwill be apparent to one skilled in the relevant art(s) how to implementthe disclosure in alternative embodiments.

Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the presentdisclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless ofwhether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited inthe claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under theprovisions of 35 U.S.C. 112(f), unless the element is expressly recitedusing the phrase “means for.” As used herein, the terms “comprises”,“comprising”, or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover anon-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, orapparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only thoseelements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherentto such process, method, article, or apparatus.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system for automatic adjustment of an ejectionsystem for an aircraft, the system comprising: the ejection systemhaving a plurality of adjustable settings; a sensor configured to detectuser data corresponding to a user of the ejection system; and acontroller coupled to the ejection system and to the sensor andconfigured to adjust at least one of the plurality of the adjustablesettings of the ejection system based on the user data detected by thesensor, wherein the controller is further configured to: determine anidentifier of the user of the system based on the user data; retrievespecific settings of the user by accessing a database based on theidentifier; and adjust the at least one of the adjustable settings basedon the specific settings of the user retrieved from the database.
 2. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the user data includes an image sensorconfigured to detect image data corresponding to the user, and thecontroller is further configured to determine the identifier of the userbased on the image data.
 3. The system of claim 2 wherein the image dataincludes an image of a face of the user, and the controller is furtherconfigured to determine the identifier of the user by running a facialrecognition algorithm.
 4. The system of claim 2 wherein the image dataincludes an image of a retina of the user, and the controller is furtherconfigured to determine the identifier of the user by analyzing theimage of the retina of the user.
 5. The system of claim 2 wherein theimage sensor is located at least one of in a cockpit of the aircraft oron a helmet of the ejection system.
 6. The system of claim 1 wherein thesensor includes an electronic port configured to be electrically coupledto an electronic device and the user data includes data received fromthe electronic device via the electronic port.
 7. The system of claim 6wherein the user data includes specific settings of the user and thecontroller is further configured to adjust the at least one of theadjustable settings based on the specific settings received from theelectronic device.
 8. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of: theejection system includes a seat electronic sequencer and the pluralityof the adjustable settings include at least one of a parachutedeployment timing, a drogue deployment timing, or a thrust anglealignment; the ejection system includes a seat electronic positioncontroller and the plurality of the adjustable settings include at leastone of a seat height, a lumbar support, a headrest position, a railangle, or an actuator position; or the ejection system includes aninterseat electronic sequencer and the plurality of the adjustablesettings include an interseat timing.
 9. A system for automaticadjustment of an ejection system for an aircraft, the system comprising:the ejection system having a plurality of adjustable settings; a sensorconfigured to detect user data corresponding to a user of the ejectionsystem; and a controller coupled to the ejection system and to thesensor and configured to: receive or access specific settings of theuser of the ejection system based on the user data, and adjust at leastone of the plurality of the adjustable settings of the ejection systembased on the specific settings of the user, wherein at least one of: theejection system includes a seat electronic sequencer and the pluralityof the adjustable settings include at least one of a parachutedeployment timing, a drogue deployment timing, or a thrust anglealignment; the ejection system includes a seat electronic positioncontroller and the plurality of the adjustable settings include at leastone of a seat height, a lumbar support, a headrest position, a railangle, or an actuator position; or the ejection system includes aninterseat electronic sequencer and the plurality of the adjustablesettings include an interseat timing.
 10. A method for automaticadjustment of an ejection system for an aircraft, the method comprising:detecting, by a sensor, user data corresponding to a user of theejection system; adjusting, by a controller, at least one of a pluralityof settings of the ejection system based on the user data detected bythe sensor; determining, by the controller, an identifier of the userbased on the user data; retrieving, by the controller, specific settingsof the user by accessing a database based on the identifier; andadjusting, by the controller, the at least one of the adjustablesettings based on the specific settings of the user retrieved from thedatabase, wherein detecting the user data includes detecting, by animage sensor, image data corresponding to the user, and whereindetermining the identifier of the user includes determining theidentifier of the user based on the image data.
 11. The method of claim10, wherein detecting the image data includes detecting an image of aface of the user, and wherein determining the identifier of the userincludes determining the identifier of the user by running a facialrecognition algorithm.
 12. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting theimage data includes detecting an image of a retina of the user, andwherein determining the identifier of the user includes determining theidentifier of the user by analyzing the image of the retina of the user.13. The method of claim 10, wherein the image sensor is located at leastone of in a cockpit of the aircraft or on a helmet of the ejectionsystem.